I am a fan of overdoing something, but not running it into the ground. They are complete opposites with only a fine line separating them.

Criss Jami

Tags: moderation addiction obsession overdoing repetition abuse excessive



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Never hide things from hardcore thinkers. They get more aggravated, more provoked by confusion than the most painful truths.

Criss Jami

Tags: truth honesty pain thought lie lying secrets secrecy thinkers torture dishonesty confusion aggravation contemplation never concealment provoke hardcore



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In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still.

Criss Jami

Tags: originality faith risk genius determination foolish illusion perseverance fool misunderstood taking-risks brilliance first-impression mistaken geniuses glance mistaken-identity wheels



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A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special vindication for his sin.

Criss Jami

Tags: equality human sin forgiveness salvation confession excuses torture repentance ridicule normal realization special insulting equal normality sinner vindication exceptions confronting-problems demeaning degrading



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When it comes to judging individuals, I do not like remarks such as 'too good to be true.' They speak as though one is rewarding the nature of evil. Yet, ironically, we still wonder where all the good people have gone.

Criss Jami

Tags: people evil hypocrisy bad irony judging good-people award



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Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.

Criss Jami

Tags: pain god loss heart hurt crying tears healing heartbreak listen listening broken-hearts recovery father doctor comforting broken heavenly-father



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These days when Christians bicker they exaggerate passion into a legalistic belief and prosperity into a lukewarm belief.

Criss Jami

Tags: passion belief christianity religion judgment hypocrisy spirituality criticism christian opposition conflict disagreement apologetics gospel prosperity exaggeration legalism bickering debating arguing denominations argumentation lukewarm



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Many people in a rather reckless context claim to 'just tell it like it is'. In actuality, nobody really stresses what one says so much as the motive behind what one says; hence, he is merely blowing hot air and detracting from 'what is'.

Criss Jami

Tags: truth emphasis dishonesty honest motives air reckless actuality



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Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimism.

Criss Jami

Tags: optimism perception pessimism negative empty glass full positivity les negativity righteous righteous-pessimism



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It is not true that everyone is special. It is true that everyone was once special and still possesses the ability to recover it.

Criss Jami

Tags: individuality purpose redemption recovery finding-yourself special



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